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It is familiar scene at airports around the world, but one that has become far less common than just a few years ago: a disgruntled passenger looking at a nearly empty baggage carrousel, wondering where his luggage might be....More

Airports Council International (ACI) director general Angela Gittens said the world's airports and airlines need to band together to fight the "threat of government action" regarding the imposition of taxes and fees on aviation.
Speaking to reporters Nov. 2 at ACI's World Annual General Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, Gittens said governments facing debt problems are aiming "to introduce costs into the [aviation] system" that could force reductions in capacity....More

The US majors will not give up on their campaign against the Gulf carriers, which present the biggest-ever threat to the future of US airlines, the CEO of United Airlines said in a speech in New York Thursday....More

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said the wider public has to be educated about the threat laser pointers pose to aircraft and help law enforcement catch people shining lasers into cockpits....More

US airlines, particularly regional carriers, have expressed hope that strict pilot training requirements implemented by FAA in 2013 will be eased in FAA reauthorization legislation expected to be taken up by Congress later this year, but there will likely be a strong push back against any efforts to change the rules....More